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My gift to you to celebrate Halloween 2013!
In my opinion, one of the most overlooked parts of the Halloween Party is the music. Music sets the mood, and can turn a good party into a great party. It breaks the ice, loosens people up, and (especially with themed music) can really pump up the fun factor
I know what you’re thinking, you bought a couple of discount CD’s at PartyCity, and so you’re covered right? There are so many cheapo “scary” music CD’s filling the stores it’s easy to get seduced by the convenience and forget that it really is better to make your own music compilations than to “torture” your guests with 18 different types of creepy door sounds. But it takes time right? Well, consider this my Halloween gift…I have put together a Top 100 Halloween Songs Playlist and I am sharing it with you…

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A couple of notes:

This compilation is a mix of old favorites and new, there are some really funny campy songs as well as some darker ones mixed in with the traditional Halloween staples. This list is recommended for an adult Halloween Party and there is no particular order…just shuffle and play however, you may need to make a Grooveshark.com account to play it (it`s free)!

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Leave it to Neil Gaiman to try and make Halloween an even cooler holiday than it already is.

All Hallows’ Read is a new tradition of horror/scary book giving that Mr. Gaiman is hoping catches on.

“I propose that, on Hallowe’en or during the week of Hallowe’en, we give each other scary books. Give children scary books they’ll like and can handle. Give adults scary books they’ll enjoy. I propose that stories by authors like John Bellairs and Stephen King and Arthur Machen and Ramsey Campbell and M R James and Lisa Tuttle and Peter Straub and Daphne Du Maurier and Clive Barker and a hundred hundred others change hands — new books or old or second-hand, beloved books or unknown. Give someone a scary book for Hallowe’en. Make their flesh creep…” Neil Gaiman

In my humble opinion, it’s a great idea. In this age of ipads and electronic media it’s important not to underestimate the power of the printed page. The way it feels in your hands, the way the pages crease and age, as a bibliophile I appreciate the tactile sensibilities a book holds. My favorite uncle used to gift me books when I was young. Scary, interesting books filled with weird poems and wonderful illustrations. He was a university professor and he taught me the love of reading through the books he gave me. This is how I know it is such an important thing, because I was given that gift. Thanks Neil, for recognizing something so small such as a gift of a book, can mean so much.

“Science Fiction & Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman put a great idea up on Twitter a few days ago: This year make Halloween All Hallow’s Read. Neil suggests giving someone you love a scary book on the 31st. I think it’s a great idea. It can be one of mine but it doesn’t have to be. Have a great Halloween!” Stephen king